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This hobbit-sized creature appears to have lived as recently as 18,000 years ago on the island of Flores, a kind of tropical Lost World populated by giant lizards and miniature elephants.
Originally posted by Prowler@Oct 27 2004, 12:49 PM
This hobbit-sized creature appears to have lived as recently as 18,000 years ago on the island of Flores, a kind of tropical Lost World populated by giant lizards and miniature elephants.
that sure sounds scientific.
sorry, but i don't buy carbon dating. it's been shown to be completely inaccurate after a few thousands years.
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- http://kecirohomeschool.com/carbondating.htmAlthough this technique looks good at first, carbon-14 dating rests on two assumptions. They are, obviously, assuming the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere has always been constant, and its rate of decay has always been constant.
Originally posted by Havok@Oct 27 2004, 03:36 PM
It's "Vertically Challenged" if you want to be PC
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Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Oct 27 2004, 02:43 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/27...n.ap/index.html
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Originally posted by dohcvtec_accord+Oct 27 2004, 02:56 PM-->Prowler@Oct 27 2004, 12:49 PM
This hobbit-sized creature appears to have lived as recently as 18,000 years ago on the island of Flores, a kind of tropical Lost World populated by giant lizards and miniature elephants.
that sure sounds scientific.
sorry, but i don't buy carbon dating. it's been shown to be completely inaccurate after a few thousands years.
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Huh?
From http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/benton.html
"The best-known absolute dating technique is carbon-14 dating, which archaeologists prefer to use. However, the half-life of carbon-14 is only 5730 years, so the method cannot be used for materials older than about 70,000 years."
Hell, there's even this guy, who's a creationist (what, are we living in the 1800's?), who speaks for the accuracy of carbon dating: http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/creation/carbon.html
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Originally posted by Oct 29 2004@ 02:37 PM
Just how this primitive, remnant species managed to hang on and whether it crossed paths with modern humans is uncertain. Geologic evidence suggests a massive volcanic eruption sealed its fate some 12,000 years ago, along with other unusual species on the island.
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